The Greatest Books of All Time on Publishing

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
689 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin 1791 American English
1217 Foucault's Pendulum Umberto Eco 1988 Italian Italian
1325 A Far Cry From Kensington Muriel Spark 1988 British English
2413 The Americanization of Edward Bok Edward Bok 1920 American English
5637 Book Lovers Emily Henry 2021 American English
6266 Thank You For Not Reading Dubravka Ugrešić 2001 Croatian Croatian
6599 Benjamin Franklin Carl Van Doren 1938 American English
6837 Yellowface R. F. Kuang 2023 American English
7998 Magpie Murders Anthony Horowitz 2016 British English
9861 An Autobiography of Anthony Trollope Anthony Trollope 1883 British English
10453 Luce and His Empire W. A. Swanberg 1972 American English
11663 Penelope Fitzgerald Hermione Lee 2013 British English
11663 Walt Whitman Justin Kaplan 1980 American English
11941 The Training of an American Burton J. Hendrick 1928 American English
11941 The Autobiography of William Allen White William Allen White 1946 American English
11941 Forgotten First Citizen Margaret Clapp 1947 American English
11941 Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain Justin Kaplan 1966 American English
11941 The Man From New York Benjamin Lawrence Reid 1968 American English
14176 My Life in France Julia Child 2006 American English
14935 The Amenities Of Book Collecting A. Edward Newton 1918 American English
15689 The Paris Review Interviews Paris Review 2006 American English
17173 A History of American Magazines Frank Luther Mott 1930 American English
17173 Original Sin P. D. James 1994 British English
17173 Ten Years In The Tub Nick Hornby 2013 British English
17173 A Boy At The Hogarth Press Richard Kennedy 1972 American English
17173 The Lyttelton Hart Davis Letters George Lyttelton 1978 British English
17173 The Element Of Lavishness William Maxwell 2000 American English
17173 Big Fiction Dan Sinykin 2023 Unknown English
17173 The Book At War Andrew Pettegree 2023 Unknown English
17173 The Postscript Murders Elly Griffiths 2020 British English